Julie Miller

Julie Miller, R.N., M.S.N., became Knox County Health Commissioner in September 2010. She has over 30 years of experience in the health field including working as an administrator, nursing educator and as a public health professional. She is a registered nurse and has a master’s degree in nursing.

Prior to coming to Knox County, Julie was the director of nursing at the Union County Health Department in Marysville. She has also been the director of nursing at the Morrow County and Richland County health departments and was a public health nurse at the Delaware County Health Department.
Additionally, Julie has worked as the health services director with the Community Health Access Project (CHAP) in Mansfield, an assistant professor at MedCentral College of Nursing in Mansfield and a nursing clinical instructor at Otterbein College in Westerville.

Dr. Jeffrey Northup

Dr. Northup is the Chief Medical Officer at Knox Community Hospital. Prior to becoming CMO, he practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Arizona for 30 years including working closely with the Indian Health Service regarding prenatal substance abuse.

Sheriff David Shaffer

Shaffer rose through the ranks from deputy to patrol sergeant, to lieutenant, to division commander in charge of patrol, records, and civil process.  His next step was serving as captain before being elected Knox County Sheriff.   Shaffer is a past recipient of the National Sheriff's Association Medal of valor and the Ohio Attorney General's Distinguished Law Enforcement Group Achievement Award.

Tina Cockrell

Tina joined the Chamber of Commerce in August 2010 and was promoted to Program Coordinator in December 2011. She is pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Franklin University. Tina serves on the Knox County Safety Council Committee, the Knox County Head Start Board, the Knox Substance Abuse Action Team, and the Mount Vernon City Schools Family and Consumer Science Advisory Committee. Tina resides in Fredericktown with her children.

Janet Chandler

Janet Chandler is the Program Evaluator with Mental Health & recovery for Licking and Knox Counties.  She is currently serving as KSAAT Chair. She has worked in youth development for over 25 years.  Her experience includes time as a 4-H agent, as well as positions focused on mental health education and substance abuse prevention.

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Ashley Didinger

Ashley Didinger is the the Drug Free Communities Grant Coordinator working with the KSAAT coalition. She handles all of the planning as well as coordination of KSAAT's legal fees and grants. She is also involved in all of KSAAT's committees and communicates regularly for the coalition.

Jeff Williams

Jeff Williams has been the Executive Director at the Freedom Center since 2011. The Freedom Center has served Knox County residents in addressing their substance use challenges for over 30 years. The Freedom Center is an outpatient counseling and community prevention organization that values quality of service, individual respect and efficient use of community resources to support their clients in developing healthy and sustainable lifestyles.

Kelly Brenneman

Kelly has worked with United Way since April of 2015 and became the Executive Director in October 2015. As a former Executive Director of the American Red Cross, she has a strong understanding of community collaboration. Over the yeras, Kelly's community involvemnet has impacted the work of many local non-profit boards and committees.

Nick Clark

Nick graduated from Bowling Green with a Bachelor's in Exercise Science. He has been the Executive Director at the YMCA in Mount Vernon since 2010.

Denise Conway

Denise has been a member of KSAAT for 5 years and is chairperson of the KSAAT Community Committee.  Denise has been owner of Eastside Foster's Pharmacy since its opening in May 2006.  She was a staff pharmacist at Foster's Pharmacy in downtown Mount Vernon and Centerburg.  She is a 2000 graduate of Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy.  She is a member of the Ohio Pharmacist Association, American Pharmacist Association and National Community Pharmacists Association.